Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson, 1842) (gumtree scale ladybird)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp. (as Rhyzobius ventralis)
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Coccidulini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 4.5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight.
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: predator on scale-insects
Association with dead wood or old trees: none
Association with dead wood or old trees: none
